Lance

A Native American (Plains) lance. The point is constructed of metal and the handle is a rake handle. It is decorated with a rawhide band painted red, a braid of black hair wrapped in rawhide painted red, eagle feather and buffalo fur.

Date

[between 1860 and 1870]

Notes

Accession ID: H.5162; History Colorado.; Curatorial note supplied by History Colorado: "This lance has a braided human hairlock attached. It was examined on 08/12/96 by CHS Conservator, Jeanne Brako, who concluded that the hair was not attached to any skin. Thus, in the opinion of Roger Echo-Hawk, CHS NAGPRA Coordinator, it is not a human remain under NAGPRA, and can be consider freely given hair."; Object ID: H.5162.1; Scanned image from loaned transparency including Object ID.; Title supplied.; R7200200288